A pioneer of Michigan archaeology and mentor to generations of women and men in a career spanning over 50 years. Please read her obituary through the link below:

https://www.midwestarchaeology.org/files/BetsyGarlandObituary.pdf

 Dr Mark Schurr and Dr. Madeleine McLeester, will talk about their recent research at the late prehistoric Middle Grant Creek site at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Terry Martin will also discuss the variety of fauna that has been recovered from the site.  Registration is not required. LINK to participate in webinar sessions: https://usfs.adobeconnect.com/r9-midewin- 1000/. 

16 July Middle Grant Creek Site Webinar for Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.pdf

Cahokia Mounds is taking applications for six seasonal positions until 5-1-2020.  These will be three maintenance/janitorial staff and three interpretive staff.  Employment will begin as soon our site re-opens and continue into November.  These are full-time positions.  The interpretive schedules will be 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday - Sunday.  The maintenance positions will be Mon – Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, with one shift of Wed – Sunday 7:00 am – 3:00 pm.  Pay is 9.25 per hour now and will increase with the next State increase occurring by July 1 to $10 per hour.    To apply, complete the application and background check and return it via snailmail to CMSHS, 30 Ramey St., Collinsville, Il 62234, or scan and email back to Lori Belknap at this email address with a copy of a valid driver’s license.  Please call Lori at the below numbers with any questions. The link to the State portal with the forms you need is: https://tinyurl.com/yam3gy72

You can also find it at work4illinois.gov and searching Madison and St. Clair county openings.  

Lori Belknap

Site Superintendent

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

P (618) 346-5164/5161

F (618) 346-5162

Several 2020 field schools in Illinois are listed on the IAS website. Check them out!

The Field Museum is offering a number of paid internship opportunities for students this year. These may be found on The Field Museum's website (http://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/careers see pages 2 and 3) and include:
Intern, Anthropology Alliance, Collections
Intern, Anthropology Alliance, Summer Fieldwork
Interns, Boone Scholars for East Asian Studies
Intern, North American Anthropology Conservation
Interns, Regenstein Pacific Collections
Interns, Women in Science
Please feel free to post and/or forward onto students who are interested and meet the qualifications.

Note: Please follow the instructions on how to apply via fieldmuseum.fluidreview.com. (Please do NOT click the green "Begin Application" button, which is unfortunately hardwired into the current webpage and cannot be removed to avoid confusion.)

Each year, the IAS website lists field schools in Illinois. Please send your 2020 field school information to Joe Galloy (webmaster@ilarchsurv.org). The new field school page will be posted in early February 2020, and it will be updated as new contributions come in. The field school information will also be disseminated via Twitter and Facebook after it is posted on the IAS website. This is the required information:

(1) Institution offering the field school, (2) Name and/or subject of field school, (3) Location, (4) Start and end dates, (5) Brochure, flier, and/or website link, if available, (6) Contact person's name and email address (plus phone number, if desired), and (7) One photo, if available. A high-resolution jpeg (at least 1MB and no more than 6MB in size) is preferred. Please crop the photo to an aspect ratio of 3:4 (height to length), landscape orientation.

See last year's field school page to see how your information will be formatted.

The latest volume of the journal Indiana Archaeology is now available from the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA)
https://www.midwestarchaeology.org/news#DHPA

Illinois Association for Advancement Archaeology 

Permanent Fund 2020 Grant Deadline Reminder

This a reminder that the application deadline for the 2020 IAAA Permanent Fund grants is Monday, January 20, 2020. Up to three $400 grants will be awarded. The application form as well as guidelines and requirements for a grant are available on the IAAA website under the Permanent Fund link (www.museum.state.il.us/iaaa).  Send any questions on the grants to IAAA Permanent Fund Chair, Doug Jackson (dkjackso@illinois.edu).

It is with sadness we report the passing of Dr. James Stoltman in Madison, Wisconsin on Wednesday. Dr. Stoltman, an Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was a long-time contributor to the archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands who trained many of the current generation of archeologists practicing in the Midwest. 

He took students to the field regularly for decades to Prairie du Chien, at the Fred Edwards site, the Bass site, and others. In the last months before he died, he submitted articles for publication in the Wisconsin Archeologist (Brisbois House excavations) as well as contributions to a book.  He will be missed.

Dr. Stoltman's funeral will be next Tuesday September 17th at 11:00 at Cress Funeral Home in Middleton. The address is 6021 University Ave, Madison, Wisconsin 53705.

BARFAA 2019 

Will be held at 

1 Campus Drive

Pere Marquette Room

Kirkhof Center

Allendale, MI 49401

The meeting is scheduled for October 19 from 9-5pm

(Lunch, morning and afternoon snacks will be provided) 

With a reception on October 18 from 7-9 pm

(Snacks will be provided) 

Registration is now open:  $40 students, $45 faculty 

Paper and poster submissions focusing on bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology are invited

Deadline for submission will be Friday, October 4 at 5pm Eastern Time 

Please send all questions and submissions to Gwyn Madden

maddeng@gvsu.edu

BARFAA Registration Document.docx